{"id":240501,"date":"2026-07-10T20:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/240501\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:21:10","slug":"new-jersey-american-waters-summer-camp-program-invites-camden-teens-to-explore-water-industry-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/240501\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey American Water\u2019s summer camp program invites Camden teens to explore water industry careers"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Jersey American Water announced July 9 the launch of the 2026 Flow Forward Summer Camp Program in Camden, offering high school students from Free All Minds and Women of the Dream a three-day workforce development experience featuring hands-on learning, mentorship, resume and interview preparation, and networking with water industry professionals.<\/p>\n

The program will be hosted July 14-16 at American Water\u2019s headquarters on the Camden Waterfront and New Jersey American Water\u2019s Delaware River Regional Water Treatment Plant in Delran. American Water, headquartered in Camden<\/a>, said the Flow Forward program reflects the company\u2019s commitment to investing in local youth, expanding career awareness and strengthening connections with the community.<\/p>\n

Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen<\/a> will join New Jersey American Water<\/a> President Mark McDonough<\/a> on the first day of the program to welcome students and underscore the importance of early career exposure, mentorship and community partnership.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen young people are given the chance to see what is possible, meet professionals who believe in them and explore careers they may not have considered before, it can change the way they see their future,\u201d said Carstarphen. \u201cPrograms like this help open doors for Camden students while connecting them to meaningful career pathways that serve our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark McDonough, president of New Jersey American Water, said the company wants \u201cto be part of the community in a way that is visible, meaningful and lasting. Flow Forward is a chance to bring Camden students inside our business, introduce them to careers they may not have seen up close before and show them that the work happening here connects directly to the neighborhoods where they live.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flow Forward is American Water\u2019s<\/a> summer career exploration program designed to help high school sophomores, juniors and seniors learn more about the water and wastewater industry, gain practical experience and connect with employees who can share insights into career pathways across the company.<\/p>\n

Through the Camden program, students will explore how safe, reliable water service is delivered, learn about the role New Jersey American Water plays in communities across the state and see how careers in operations, engineering, water quality, customer service, government affairs, finance and communications can support public health and local communities.<\/p>\n

During the camp, students will participate in sessions focused on communication skills, resume building, transferable skills, mock interview preparation and networking. They also will take part in breakout discussions with employees from across the business, tour the Delaware River Regional Water Treatment Plant, hear employee career stories and work in teams on final project presentations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Jersey American Water announced July 9 the launch of the 2026 Flow Forward Summer Camp Program in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[20297,103353,103354,103355,103356,69,71,70,102146,103357],"class_list":["post-240501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-american-water","tag-flow-forward","tag-free-all-minds","tag-mark-mcdonough","tag-new-jersey-american-water","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-victor-carstarphen","tag-women-of-the-dream"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}